Top 10 Most Expensive Tea In The World

Most of us start our day with a cup of tea. And cannot even imagine a single day without sipping on at least a few cups. If you are a tea lover then you perhaps do not settle for just any tea but are always in the search of the best. You check the quality of the leaves, how strong it is, what kind of flavors it offers, and then select the best even if you have to pay a little extra. Though even that little extra may not have been more than a few dollars you will be surprised to know that there are teas that are sold at a very, very high price.

10. Tienchi Flower Tea

Though this is the least priced tea one this list, it is very famous not only in its place of cultivation, China but also all across the world. It is amongst the healthiest tea you will ever come across.It also has great detoxifying properties. Its taste is quite like that of delicate broccoli florets. Each 1kg of tea is worth $170.

9. Gyokuro

Gyokuro is a kind of green tea, an exotic variety that offers a nice jade tint. Typical to Japan’s Uji district gyokuro is incorporated without grinding the leaves. The tea has a sweet flavor and a distinct aroma and is cultivated in the shade. It takes nearly 2-3 weeks for it to get ready for harvesting and each 1kg is worth $650.

8. Poo Poo Pu-Erh Tea

This tea comes from the Yunnan province of China. And, it contains insect feces that the tea gatherers carefully collect. Though you may be taken aback and it may sound crazy but the fact is this ‘black’ tea has a nice taste.
If you are thinking how much a tea containing droppings of insects can ever cost, think again, as it is priced at $1000 per kg.

7. Silver Tips Imperial Tea

This tea is the most expensive tea ever produced in Darjeeling. It is harvested in Darjeeling, West Bengal, by the Makaibari Tea Estate, which is owned by a company known as Luxmi Tea. Luxmi Tea is the first ever tea plantation in the world. In 2014, three buyers from USA, UK, and Japan purchased this expensive tea for an even high rate of $1850.

6.Tieguanyin

This is an oolong tea harvested in China and is named so as a tribute to the Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin. There are two legends associated with Tieguanyin. One is about the devotion of Wei, a poor peasant, towards Goddess Guanyin. And how he was rewarded with a tea shoot.. The best kind of Guanyin tea can be priced as high as $3000 per kg.

5. Yellow Gold Tea Buds

This tea is called so expensive because the leaves are coated with real 24- carats gold. This is an extremely rare type of tea as it is harvested just in one particular place and that too only one day of the year.And it is quite naturally expensive and will cost you $3000 per kg.

4. Narcissus Wuyi Vintage Oolong Tea

This Oolong tea is named after a popular Greek mythological figure, Narcissus. And, it is cultivated in the Wuyi Mountains. It is oxidized to approximately 60% and as it ages, its taste only gets better. All thanks to its elaborate flavors, including flowers, chocolate, and wood, this tea is very expensive, and will cost you $6500 per kg.

3. Panda Dung Tea

China is embracing the harvest season of possibly the world’s bizarre and most expensive tea. Panda Dung Tea is such an example. Found in China’s Sichuan province the Panda Dung tea sells at $70,000 per kg. When it first was goes officially in the market in 2012, it was reputedly be the world’s most expensive tea.

2. Dà Hóng Páo Tea

This is a special tea, because it’s royal tea. It is grown in China’s Wuyi Mountains. It is considered to be a part of the Oolong family and it became popular when people got to know about its medicinal properties after it helped treat an unwell Ming ruler.This is why this tea is also known as Imperial Red Robe and sells for $1.2 million per kg.

1. Diamond Tea Bags by PG Tips

The popular UK-based business, PG Tips, introduced this tea in 2005. About 2 grams of the popular Silver Tips Imperial Tea is enclosed in each of the tea bags that have been designed by the famous Boodles Jewelers.This is why it has an exorbitant price $15,000.